Announcing a Job Opportunity at The Heuga Center
The Heuga Center for Multiple Sclerosis is seeking a Director of Development. To apply, email a letter and resume to hollis@hrplusinc.com or fax to 970-328-2862. For information contact 970-328-2860.
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The Heuga Center is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1984 to offer MS programs based on the philosophy of founder, Jimmie Heuga: that a person can have a chronic disease and also maintain their health. The Center has expanded Jimmie's philosophy from a focus on physical fitness with MS to a focus on the whole person and family living with the impacts 
of MS.
Programs include education, nutrition, mental well-being, and exercise, as well as learning specific, individualized life management skills and ways to integrate wellness activities into everyday life. The Center's Programs help people set personal life goals as a focal point for reclaiming their lives, and then give them the strategies, confidence and support to strive for those goals.
The Heuga Center's unique programs are recognized worldwide as a valuable complement to regular medical treatment. The Center is a member of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers and works closely with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the American Academy of Neurology.
As a leader in the field of MS, The Heuga Center has brought health and hope to thousands of people and families living with MS. It is the only resource of its kind in the world.
Our Mission: The Heuga Center leads the way with comprehensive programs that empower people and families living with MS to transform and improve their quality of life.
Our Core Values: Empowerment, Positive Approach, Education, Comprehensiveness, Innovation, Effectiveness, Empathy, Responsibility
• Empowerment: Empower people to acquire the knowledge, tools and information they need to achieve a high quality of life and a sense of control over MS
• Positive Approach: Embrace a positive, “can do” philosophy and perspective that complements the traditional medical model and standard of care to address people’s mental, physical and emotional needs
• MS Education: Provide unique offerings to build knowledge, skills, tools and motivation for people and families living with MS
• Comprehensiveness: Recognize that MS affects many people, and ensure that the quality of life needs of both people with MS and their support partners are met
• Innovation: Deliver client-centered programs via an interdisciplinary team dedicated to developing a personalized prescription for overall health and MS management
• Effectiveness: Demonstrate value and impact through the practice of evidence-based medicine and achievement of the highest possible outcomes
• Empathy: Deliver programs and services with caring, understanding and commitment
• Responsibility: Demonstrate highest integrity in areas of programming, privacy, fiscal responsibility, organizational transparency and programming
How We Impact Lives
Following are some of the ways donations to The Heuga Center have made a difference in the lives of people and families living with multiple sclerosis in 2007.
29 MS events in the U.S. and Canada
25 Health care professionals symposiums in 13 states and one Canadian province
10 One-day JUMPSTART Programs in seven states
8 Patient seminars in five states
3 Five-day CAN DO Programs in two states
1 two-day CAN DO 2 Program
6,700 people directly touched by our programs and services. An additional 3,675 attended MS events for a total of more than 10,000 people served by the Center in 2007.
Plus: Continuing collaboration with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, MS care centers and support groups in order to further MS awareness, education and management.
